Interpretive Guide to the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, 2nd Edition
by James P. Choca and Eric Van Denburg
published by APA Books
ISBN 1557983836
FROM THE BOOK JACKET:
This book is designed to help mental health professionals, particularly
clinical psychologists, understand and interpret the Millon Clinical Multiaxial
Inventory (MCMI), a 175-item, true-false, self-report psychological inventory.
The MCMI contains scales clustered into three groups that measure personality
style, severe personality patterns, and clinical syndromes. Now updated to
include the third version (MCMI-lII), this second edition discusses the work
done with the two previous versions of the test as well (MCMI-I and MCMI-ll).
In the first part of the book, the design, development, and operating
characteristics of the MCMI are discussed, along with the basics of personality
style theory, the items that compose each of the clinical scales, the process of
standardization, the MCMI's statistical properties, and possible effects of
extraneous variables on test validity.
The second part of the book examines the more pragmatic issues of clinical
use. Choca and Van Denburg discuss how the MCMI can be used to assess
personality styles, personality disorders, and clinical syndromes. Other topics
discussed include the use of the MCMI in conjunction with other psychological
tests and the MCMI as an aid to treatment planning and psychotherapy. Five case
reports taken from the authors' practice demonstrate the MCMI's practical
application.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1
Overview of the MCMI
Chapter 2
Personality Theory
Chapter 3
Psychometric Characteristics
Chapter 4
Effect of Individual Variables
Chapter 5
Invalidity and Defensiveness
Chapter 6
Interpreting Personality Styles
Chapter 7
Assessment of Psychopathology
Chapter 8
The MCMI and Other Psychological Instruments
Chapter 9
Case Reports
Chapter 10
Psychotherapy and the MCMI
References
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
James P. Choca, PhD, is chief of the Psychology Service at
Lakeside Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs. He is an associate
professor in the Psychology Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences, Northwestern University Medical School. Dr. Choca serves as a
diagnostic consultant in several school districts in the Chicago metropolitan
area and as an attending psychologist in three private hospitals. He is the
author of numerous articles and book chapters and has given presentations on
different aspects of the MCMI. His interest in the use of computers in
psychology also has led to articles and presentations, as well as to the
development of two commercially available programs: one to administer the
Category Test of the Halstead Reitan Battery and one to assist with the
administration and scoring of the Rorschach Inkblot Test.
Eric Van Denburg, PhD, is director of Psychology Training at Lakeside VA and is
also responsible for directing the Mental Health Clinic at that facility. In
addition, he is an assistant professor in the Psychology Division, Department of
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Medical School. Dr
Van Denburg has a private practice in psychotherapy and psychological testing in
Chicago. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Washington
University in 1984, did a postdoctoral fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
from 1984 to 1985, and completed a 2-year fellowship in psychodynamic
psychotherapy at Northwestern Memorial Hospital from 1985 to 1987. Published
articles and book chapters span topics such as psychological assessment,
hypnosis, and psychotherapy. His articles have appeared in the International
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis; American Journal of
Psychotherapy; Imagination, Cognition and Personality; American Journal of
Clinical Hypnosis; and Psychotherapy. He is married and the proud father of a
7-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy.
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